Jericho Middle School Library Social Studies Web Site Important People During the Rise of Industry 1865 - 1914 Ms Cantwell's & Mr. Lawlor's Classes OPAC Databases Search Tools Evaluating Web Sites Form Noodle Tools Jericho Middle School Library Jericho School District  [General Resources][George Frederick Baer]Andrew Carnegie][Thomas Edison] [Henry Ford][ [Cornelius Vanderbilt][John Pierpont Morgan][John D. Rockefeller][George Eastman][Wright Brothers][Frederick Winslow Taylor][Frank W. Woolworth][Elisha Graves Otis][Cyrus Field][Samuel F. B. Morse][Cyrus Hall McCormick][George Pullman][William Cooper Procter] [Samuel Gompers][Terrence Powderly] [Mother Jones] [John Mitchell] This is Your Life - Rise of Industry Power Point Assignment Rise of Industry Project Rubric Captains of Industry Homework Quest Big Six Library Research Lesson (Power Point Presentation) Rise of Industrary Library Lesson handout How to use the Gale Biography in Context database How to use the Gale U.S. History in Context database Rise of Industry Template How to Use NoodleBib Power Point Presentation Works Consulted Example Rise of Industry - Note Cards Essential Question: During the Rise of Industry (1865-1914), what major impact did your leader have on American Society?

General Resources National Inventors Hall of Fame Index to Inventions Picture History.com including Picture History: Industrialization & Factories Who Made America? (PBS) Xtimeline.com (use for timeline to search for your leader - check information on timeline for accuracy) HippoCampus US History Political Cartoons.com The Railroad Strike of 1877 in Reading by Ronald L. Filippelli (from The Historical Society of Berks County) Who is Who in the Coal Mining Industry from Coal Mine Workers and their Industry: An Industrial Handbook (Prepared by the Educational Bureau of the I.W.W. for Coal-Mine Workers' Union 220, I.W.W ) Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company George Frederick Baer George Frederick Baer (from Answers.com) George Frederick Baer UXL Newsmakers Coal Mining Roads Safe from Law George Frederick Baer George Frederick Baer (from Encyclopedia.com) George Frederick Baer Biography (1842-1914) Alexander Graham Bell (Telephone) The American Experience: The Telephone: People and Events: More About Bell (PBS) Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers (from American Memory - Library of Congress) Alexander Graham Bell (biographical information and photograph from the Encyclopedia of USA History) Alexander G. Bell's Telephone Patent Oath and Patent Drawing Alexander Graham Bell (from Who Made America - PBS) Andrew Carnegie (Steel Industry) The Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie including Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches Interactive Timeline (part of the American Experience Website from PBS/WGHB) The Carnegie Corporation of New York Andrew Carnegie (biographical notes, photograph and political cartoon from the Encyclopedia of USA History) Andrew Carnegie (from America's Story from America's Library - Library of Congress) Carnegie for Kids (Carnegie Corporation of New York) Carnegie Started as a Bobbin Boy (New York Times on the Web - On This Day August 12, 1919 : Obituary) George Eastman (Kodak Film) George Eastman (from Kodak) includes information about the History of Kodak. George Eastman: The Wizard of Photography (from the American Experience) George Eastman (from Invent Now: National Inventors Hall of Fame) George Eastman (from Who Made America - PBS) Thomas Edison (Electric Light Bulb / Menlo Park) Edison Birthplace Museum Edison's Miracle of Light (from American Experience - PBS) Thomas Edison (from Who Made America - PBS) Edison Invents the Phonograph (America's Story from America's Library - The Library of Congress) Thomas Alva Edison (from the Great Idea Finder) Thomas Edison's Electric Lamp Claim and Electric Lamp Thomas Alva Edison Patent Cyrus Field (Transatlantic Cable / Telegraph) History of the Atlantic Cable and Submarine Telegraphy (from FTL Design) includes information about Cyrus Field from the National Portrait Gallery in the Smithsonian Institute. The Great Transatlantic Cable - Timeline (from the Americn Experience) Cyrus Field - (from the Americn Experience) Cyrus West Field (1819-1892) (from Picture History) Henry Ford (Automobile/Assembly Line) A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries: Henry Ford (PBS) Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village Henry Ford (biographical information and photo from Learn.co.uk) Ford, Henry (by Professor Stanley K. Schultz of the Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison) Inventor Henry Ford Biography (from the Great Idea Finder) Henry Ford (from Who Made America - PBS) Samuel Gompers (American Federation of Labor) Samuel Gompers (from AFL-CIO) Samuel Gompers (from Spartacus Educational) Samuel Gompers (from Learn.co.uk) Samuel Gompers (from Ohio History Central) (Mother Jones, Labor) Mary Harris - Mother Jones: c. 1837 - 1930 ( from Celebration of Women Writers from the Digital Library) About Mother Jones (from About.com) "Mother" Mary Harris Jones (1830 - 1930) (National Women's Hall of Fame) Mother Jones (1837–1930) (from AFL-CIO) "Mother" Mary Harris Jones (from Women in History) Cyrus Hall McCormick (Reaper / Agriculture) Cyrus Hall McCormick (from Invent Now: National Inventors Hall of Fame) Cyrus McCormick (from the American National Business Hall of Fame) Cyrus McCormick (from Inventor of the Week Archive) Cyrus Hall McCormick (Wisconsin Historical Society ) Cyrus McCormick (from Who Made America - PBS) John Mitchell (President of the United Mine Workers of America 1870-1919) John Mitchell John Mitchell (1870-1919) was one of the most respected American labor leaders in the early years of the 20th century (from Answers.com * be sure to scroll down the page to find this article) Lackawanna County Courthouse and John Mitchell Monument (from the National Register of Historic Places) John Mitchell Monument (sculpture) John Pierpont Morgan (Investment Banking / U. S. Steel) J.P. Morgan (from the American Experience - PBS) John Pierpont Morgan (biographical notes and photograph from Learn.co.uk) Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont) (from Biography.com) John Pierpont (J.P.) Morgan (from People of Connecticut) JP Morgan Biography: The Most Influential Banker in History (from Financial Inspiration Cafe) Samuel F. B. Morse (Telegraph) Samuel F. B. Morse Papers at the Library of Congress, 1791-1919 Samuel F. B. Morse (an American Memory Library of Congress Preview site) Samuel F. B. Morse (from Invent Now) Samuel F. B. Morse (from Inventor of the Week Archive) Samuel F. B. Morse (from Who Made America - PBS) Elisha Graves Otis Elisha Graves Otis (from Invent Now: National Inventors Hall of Fame) Elisha Otis (1811-1861): The Elevator (from Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Inventor of the Week Archive) The History of the Elevator (from About.com) Fascinating Facts about Elisha Otis:Iinventor of the Elevator in 1852 (from the Great Idea Finder) Elisha Otis (from the Museum for the Preservation of Elevating History) Elisha Otis (from Who Made America? PBS) Terence Powderly (Knights of Labor) Terence V. Powderly House (from the National Register of Historic Places Delaware and LehighNational) Terence V. Powderly: Labor Hall of Fame Terence Powderly (from Spartacus Educational) Terence Vincent Powderly (from Answers.com) William Cooper Procter (1862 -1934) (Ivory Soap) The Invention of Ivory Soap (from the Great Idea Finder) William Cooper Procter (from Ohio History Central) William Cooper Procter (from answers.com) William Cooper Procter UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography George Pullman (railroad sleeping car) Chicago: People and Events: George Pulman (1831-1897) (from the American Experience) The Pullman Strike: George M. Pullman and the Sleeping Car Business George Pullman (from the Unitarian Universalist Historical Society (UUHS) George Pullman (from www.Pullman-Car.Com Home of the Abraham Lincoln Private Pullman Business) George Pullman (from About.com) John D. Rockefeller (Standard Oil) John D. Rockefeller (biographical notes and photograph from Learn.co.uk The Rockefellers (from American Experience - PBS) John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company ( by Francois Micheloud) John D. Rockefeller (from Ohio History Central) John D. Rockefeller (from Biography.com) Frederick Winslow Taylor (Industrial Engineer & Inventor) Frederick W. Taylor (from the Odysseus Group) Frederick Taylor and Scientific Management Frederick Taylor (from the Great Idea Finder) Frederick Winslow Taylor (photograph) Frederick Winslow Taylor (from Who Made America - PBS) Cornelius Vanderbilt (Railroad Tycoon) North America Railway Hall of Fame 1999 Induction Awards: Cornelius Vanderbilt: Railway Workers/Builders Cornelius Vanderbilt 1794-1877 (from U-S-history.com) Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt Fought War Over Route through Central America (from the Vanderbilt University Register) Cornelius Vanderbuilt (from Biographybase) Frank W. Woolworth (Department Stores) Frank Winfield Woolworth (from Answers.com) Medieval New York: The Woolworth Building What is the point of Woolworths? (from BBC News) Frank W. Woolworth Residence (from the NYC Chapter of the American Guild of Organists). The Original Virtual Museum Celebrating a Century of Woolworths Stores Wright Brothers (Airplane) The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers (from American Memory at the Library of Congress) Wright Flyer Project Wilbur and Orville Wright (from Who Made America - PBS) Wright Brothers Aeroplane Co. Return to top of page

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